My 88 year old mom w Dementia hides her money. Later when mom can’t find her purse, she accuses my sister, with whom she lives, of stealing her money. When my sister looks for it and finds her purse, this proves that she is stealing. So my sister refuses to look for it, and mom gets angry. This crazy stuff happens in a daily basis. Help!
Daily scavanger hunts and wild accusations. Funny now, not when dealing with it.
It is tremendously wearing to deal with, the only good news is it tends to be a phase that will pass sooner or later.
As said, this is the Dementia.
Good luck.
Her DL was current. She was in NO shape to drive. Officer said I did the right thing, just didn't work. He suggested to disable the car. She even wrote a letter to her CC company and accused me of using her CC without her authorization. oye.
I got through all of it . .but damn - doesn't make taking care of someone easy.
Oh . .and the jewelry thing . .did the same thing . .locked it up in her office upstairs.
OMG . . . Ballistic was an understatement. The rage can be really hard to deal with. You try and do the right thing, and it blows up in your face . .right? ugh.
Just keep coming to this forum, and you will find comfort, and to learn how to better manage all the challenges you will come up against.